South Portland

South Portland has served as a shipbuilding centre on Casco Bay since the early 1940s. During the Second World War, the city’s yards built 266 Liberty cargo ships, placing this waterfront community opposite Portland at the centre of a vast Allied construction effort. The Fore River marks its northern edge, while the shoreline faces the islands and channels of Casco Bay; Willard Beach gives public access to the water. Spring Point Ledge Light, first illuminated in 1897 at the entrance to Portland Harbor, remains a defining maritime landmark. Browse additional webcams around Casco Bay to extend your view of southern Maine.

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